What neighborhoods in our fine city saw the most home sales in September? Last week, we reported on Chicagoland’s top-selling suburbs in September, and now – armed with more statistics from Redfin’s monthly Real-Time Housing Market Tracker – we’re back to report

It was the same old story for the Chicagoland housing market in September. Home sales in the nine-county Chicagoland area totaled 9,117 homes in September, falling 6.4 percent from Sept. 2013 and 12.1 percent from August, according to new

The Mainstreet Organization of Realtors (MORe) has selected Bob Dohn, a Realtor with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Schaumburg, as the 2014 Realtor of the Year. MORe’s Realtor of the Year is selected using a list of criteria that includes local, state and national Realtor association service,

Fifty-eight KoenigRubloff sales professionals recently received the 2014 Chicago Five Star Real Estate Agent award, an award produced by Five Star Professionals to recognize service professionals who provide quality services to their clients. Five Star Professional, founded in 2003 and based in Minneapolis,

What suburbs in Chicagoland generated the most home sales in September? It’s that time of the month again – time to find out what suburbs in the massive Chicagoland area generated the most home sales. This time around, we’re

When conditions are right, owning in our area is much more affordable than renting. Homeownership in the Chicagoland area remains 43 percent more affordable than renting through 2014’s third quarter, according to a new analysis by Trulia; that’s slightly

The Illinois Association of Realtors® (IAR), the only advocate for private property rights at the State Capitol in Springfield and in city halls across Illinois, donated $48,000 to Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity® (FVHFH) at the Neighborhood Sponsorship Division to

Fifth Third Bank recently announced that Matt Koch was appointment as Senior Vice President, Affiliate Head of Mortgage effective Sept. 29, 2014. Koch received his undergraduate degree from Baldwin Wallace College, and since then has gained more than 17 years experience in the mortgage industry. Prior

After weeks of voting and more than 50,000 votes cast, we finally announced the winners of our 2014 Agents’ Choice Awards last night during a party at the beautiful 850 Lake Shore Drive. See below for the complete list of

Cash sales are down, which means good things for hopeful buyers needing mortgage financing. Earlier this week, CoreLogic released its July cash sales report, finding that investors are continuing to flee the market, paving the way for buyers more

The nation’s distressed housing market has improved quite a bit in the last year, and that progress is also clear here in Illinois. Distressed home sales in the U.S. have fallen from 17 percent of all existing-home sales to just

Asking prices once again showed positive movement in September, according to new stats from Trulia. A strong condo market propelled Chicagoland’s housing market to another month of positive asking-price increases in September, according to the latest Price Monitor by

A new ranking of the nation’s top luxury housing markets places Chicago among some esteemed marketplaces. Our beloved Chicago is one of the top luxury housing markets in the country, according to a new report from Coldwell Banker Previews. Check

While home prices continued increasing in August, their pace slowed. Here’s why it’s a good thing… While 2013 was a year of continued turmoil for the nation’s housing market, this year is proving to be the industry’s growing period,

Ranquist Development Group and Lizzie Kaplan of Sedgwick Investments Chicago, LLC broke ground to begin construction on the third phase of the Flexhouse project in Logan Square. Sharing the philosophy of high quality and modern design, both Ranquist Development

CoreLogic report outlines the country’s foreclosure progress, and it looks promising. The national foreclosure inventory continues to dwindle. However, we’re more than five years removed and rates remain well above normal, pre-crisis levels, according CoreLogic’s most recent foreclosure report.